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Superstring dualities and p-brane bound states

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-09 v2

Abstract

We show that the M-theory/IIA and IIA/IIB superstring dualities together with the diffeomorphism invariance of the underlying theories require the presence of certain p-brane bound states in IIA and IIB superstring theories preserving 1/2 of the spacetime supersymmetry. We then confirm the existence of IIA and IIB supergravity solutions having the appropriate p-brane bound states interpretation.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9612204,
  title  = {Superstring dualities and p-brane bound states},
  author = {M. S. Costa and G. Papadopoulos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9612204},
  year   = {2009}
}

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21 pages, Phyzzx, Minor corrections, Version that will appear in Nucl. Phys. B